lament

Meaning

Noun

1. An expression of grief, suffering, sadness or regret.
2. A song expressing grief.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To express grief; to weep or wail; to mourn.
2. (transitive) To express great sorrow or regret over; to bewail.

Synonyms

grieve

mourn

bewail

cry

😢

wail

moan

weep

groan

bemoan

sorrow

deplore

dirge

elegy

regret

complain

lamentation

complaint

charge

denunciation

accusation

grumble

blame

indictment

allegation

sigh

grievance

accusal

threnody

cry over

whine

keen

requiem

plaint

be sad

rue

feel sad

be dispirited

distressed

distress

feel blue

woe

feel depressed

jeremiad

cry out

coronach

sob

😭

sad

☹️

outcry

repent

sadden

Translations

lamentation

lamento

lamento

se lamenter

beklagen

klagen

lamentar

lamento

jammern

Klage

plainte

lamentar

lamentare

queja

Denunziation

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ləˈmɛnt/

Etymology

From French lamenter, from Latin lāmentor (“I wail, weep”), from lāmenta (“wailings, laments, moanings”); with formative -mentum, from the root *la-, probably ultimately imitative. Also see latrare.